"Today is 'Bang Bang Con' day!"
On the 3rd, to mark the 10th anniversary of their debut, BTS will hold an online streaming festival called 'BTS ONLINE CONCERT WEEKEND' (hereinafter referred to as 'Bang Bang Con 23').
'Bang Bang Con' is an event where you can watch BTS' existing live performances for free, and it will be streamed online on BTS' official YouTube channel, BANGTANTV, and on Weverse, a global fandom life platform. 'Bang Bang Con', which started in April 2020, not only received enthusiastic responses from fans around the world, but also announced the beginning of a new performance culture in the 'untact era'.
According to the 'Bang Bang Con 23' poster released on the 3rd, this 'Bang Bang Con 23' is divided into Part 1 and Part 2, and will be released at 12:00 noon and 8:00 pm, respectively. In Part 1, fan meeting performances from 2019 and 2021, such as 'BTS 5TH MUSTER [MAGIC SHOP] in Seoul' and 'BTS 2021 MUSTER SOWOOZOO', are followed one after another, and in Part 2, the online concert 'BTS MAP OF THE SOUL ON' held in 2020 :E' The live situation unfolds.
'BTS 5TH MUSTER [MAGIC SHOP] in Seoul' held in Seoul in 2019 was the fifth official global fan meeting of BTS. I met ARMYs all over the world. 'two! three! (I hope there are more good days though)', 'HOME', 'Whalien 52', 'We Are Bulletproof Pt.2', 'Paldogangsan', 'Attack on Bangtan', etc. It consists of performances of several hit songs such as 'IDOL' and 'Boy With Luv (Feat. Halsey)'.
Then, in commemoration of the 8th anniversary of their debut in 2021, 'BTS 2021 MUSTER Microcosm', which was streamed online, was held on an outdoor stage with the concept of 'adventure'. A stage set embodying multiple planets and the number '8' and 'ARMY IN ECHO', 'ARMY on Air' where you can hear the voices of the audience in real time and see their faces to communicate with fans. Air)” and other various technologies were combined to impress fans around the world.
In 'BTS 2021 MUSTER Microcosm', 'Life Goes On', 'Butter', 'Dynamite', 'Bottle', 'FIRE', 'So What', 'Not Today', 'A Supplementary Story: You Never You can see performances of various songs such as 'Walk Alone' and 'Mikrokosmos'.
The online concert 'BTS MAP OF THE SOUL ON:E' organized in the second part was filled with songs such as 'ON', 'NO', 'Boy In Luv', 'Black Swan', 'DNA', and 'No More Dream'. This performance was centered on a splendid and magnificent stage, and advanced technologies such as augmented reality (AR) and extended reality (XR) were added, and fans from 191 countries and regions around the world watched.
With 'Bang Bang Con 23', the full-fledged curtain rises for '2023 BTS FESTA', a festival celebrating the 10th anniversary of BTS' debut. '2023 BTS FESTA' is scheduled to hold various events both online and offline, including unique content, to commemorate the 10th anniversary of BTS' team debut.
Reporter Yoon Jun-ho, Ten Asia delo410@tenasia.co.kr